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| Iraq |
| US forces arrest 50 terrorists in Al-Ouja |
| 2007-03-05 |
| (KUNA) -- The US army said Sunday its troops and Iraqi ones arrested 50 terrorists in small towns within parameters of Salahuddin governorate that embraces also Saddam's home town Al-Ouja. The US Army said in a statement released here today that the joint US-Iraqi forces detained through a wide-scale and three-day combing campaign that focused on terrorist cells in Abu Ajil, Yanout and Al-Ouja close to Tikrit. It added that 10 terrorists were killed after proving that they financed attacks against the coalition forces stationed in Abu Ajil. In another development a government statement said that the Iraqi army killed three terrorists and arrested two others at Bani Saad in the governorate of Diala, east of here. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 "90% of these mooks will be released, understandable as most have no real ties to terror but are followers." Followers - sounds like a tie to me. |
| Posted by: Hank 2007-03-05 16:42 |
| #6 The good guys have enough intelligence data that they're able to raid the lodge on meeting night. 90% of these mooks will be released, understandable as most have no real ties to terror but are followers. |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2007-03-05 16:35 |
| #5 gggaaawwwddd groan... |
| Posted by: RD 2007-03-05 15:05 |
| #4 Ya might say they're pullin' them in right across the Ouja board. (smirk) |
| Posted by: mojo 2007-03-05 13:50 |
| #3 that or they are counting on the catch and release so they might not be surprised next time... |
| Posted by: Abu do you love 2007-03-05 12:47 |
| #2 Are 9 out of 10 terrorists now surrenduring? I think what is happening is that both the US and Iraqi Army types are getting moer intelligence, and raids are such a surprise the bad guys don't have a chance to resist. On the other hand, those that do resist usually get a JDAM surprise, so maybe they ARE surrendering, preferring that to dying in a bomb blast. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2007-03-05 12:25 |
| #1 I'd prefer a higher Killed-to-Captured ratio. What's happening here (and that other similar story about 107 in Baggydad)? Are 9 out of 10 terrorists now surrenduring? |
| Posted by: Captain Lewis 2007-03-05 09:36 |